Community Immersion 1 notes

I. Introductions (20 MINUTES)
a. Introduce myself
b. Student introductions (TAKE ROLL)
b.i. Name
b.ii. Home town
b.iii. What brought you to USC’s SSW?
c. Review syllabus and CI schedule
II. Communities (10 MINUTES)
a. Overviewa.i. We start the SSW program with a study of communities because communities offer people formal and informal resources, social networks, and social capital which support them in their daily life—and especially in times of need (i.e. earthquakes, flooding, finding a job, starting school, childcare in an emergency, etc. Think Katrina.) b. Lecture

b.i. Review the Glossary of Terms
b.i.1. Community
b.i.2. Diversity
b.i.3. Social capital
b.i.4. Social networks
b.i.5. Neighborhoods
b.i.6. Neighborhood role in the helping process
b.ii. Review community four-cell chartb.ii.1. Shared space or geographic community – has boundaries and place names (e.g. Koreatown, Boyle Heights, West Hollywood, Pacoima) b.ii.2. Shared function or identity community – has common interests unrelated to geography (the African-American community, a community of scholars, the USC community, etc.)

b.ii.2.a. Society: few common interests and no shared space; we have few things in common and know little of each other’s experience. We can’t really count on getting our needs met. b.ii.2.b. Personal community: common interests but no shared space; personal networks of ethnicity, friendship, day-to-day support and assistance—what we usually mean by “personal networks”. The problem is that there’s no proximity, so, in times of crisis, we can’t draw on these people quickly (i.e. natural disaster). b.ii.2.c. Limited Liability (suburbs): shared geography but few common interests; identifies the communities that most of us live in. We don’t share a lot with neighbors other than some basic mutual aid in times of crisis; generally, our lives are conducted elsewhere. b.ii.2.d. Ethnic Enclaves: shared geography and common interest; usually this means “ethnic community” (i.e., in Los Angeles, Koreatown, West Hollywood for the gay community, Inglewood). People live, work, shop, go to school in the same community. Very extensive and intense social networks. Can create barriers for “outsiders”. b.ii.3. Which of these labels the USC VAC community? Why?

III. Diversity (15 MINUTES)a. Any thorough discussion about community should engender a discussion of diversity—why is it important? What is meant by “diversity” in communities? b. “The Office” clip - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HK-Cf9R4q-c b.i. Why is this funny? Who is being offensive in it and why? How does it play on our assumptions about what "diversity" is? b.ii. This leads us to the bigger question--what does "diversity" mean to you? b.iii. For example, think about where you live, where you work, where you shop, where you eat--who do you see? b.iv. Who you see on film and television--who plays the lead roles, etc? What does this tell us about diversity and multiculturalism in general? c. “Sesame Street” clip – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArcJdbvem1g c.i. What does this teach kids about "community" and diversity? c.ii. Is it limited in any way? Who gets left out? Why is this important? c.iii. A communities as diverse as the video represents them? Why or why not? c.iv. Should they be?

d. It may seem like an obvious question, but why is it important for social work professionals to be able to relate well to and work within diverse communities? IV. Neighborhood visit (20 MINUTES)

a. Explanation of “immersion” part of experience:
a.i. Each of you will organize a self-guided tour over two days, about 3-4 hours each day, to explore a community of your choice. a.ii. The community needs to be big enough to execute the...

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